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History, Reference, Research, and GrogTalk => Military (and other) History => Topic started by: besilarius on February 17, 2018, 04:29:59 PM

Title: Cipher of King Ferdinand cracked
Post by: besilarius on February 17, 2018, 04:29:59 PM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ferdinand-ii-aragon-spanish-king-code-500-year-old-solved-a8193646.html

this is the Ferdinand who bankrolled Columbus.
Hope these letters are published at some point.  Ferdinand was a notorious cheapskate and Gonsalvo de Cordoba, El Gran Capitan, spent the last twelve years of his life defending his expenses during the campaigns in Italy.